Hanoi leads 2025 Vietnam eBusiness Index
The average score of the rankings is 9.3 points. The gap in e-commerce development between the two major economic centres – Hanoi and HCM City – and the remaining provinces and cities is very large.
Vietnam Golden Autumn Fair 2025 boosts year-end tourism
With the theme “Connecting People with Production and Business”, the Vietnam Golden Autumn Fair 2025 was not only a platform to promote high-quality Vietnamese products, but also served as a cultural, tourism, and culinary destination for 34 provinces and cities nationwide.
Vietnam elected Vice President of 43rd session of UNESCO’s General Conference
Vietnam’s election as a Vice President enables the country to make more substantive contributions to UNESCO’s policy-making, coordination, and implementation of initiatives across education, culture, natural and social sciences, and information and communications.
VietnamPlus wins Best General News Infographics Award at Asian Media Leaders Summit
VietnamPlus, the e-newspaper of the Vietnam News Agency, has won the Best General News Infographics Award at the Asian Media Awards 2025 for its multimedia project “Unification Epic.”
Agro-forestry-aquatic exports rise nearly 13% in 10 months
Vietnam’s agro-forestry-aquatic product exports reached an estimated 5.96 billion USD in October, up 6.3% year-on-year, bringing total export earnings in the first 10 months to 58.13 billion USD, a year-on-year increase of 12.9%, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.
FDI disbursement hits five-year high in 10 months
The manufacturing and processing sector continued to dominate, with 17.68 billion USD, or 83% of the total disbursement over the first 10 months.
Manufacturing PMI rises to 54.5 in October, marking impressive start to Q4
Vietnam’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) increased to 54.5 in October, up from 50.4 in September, according to S&P Global’s latest report released on November 3.
Party chief sets guidelines for feedback on 14th Party Congress’s draft documents
The shared objective of the Party, the National Assembly, the Government, and the people is clear and simple: a sustainably developing nation, a just and humane society, citizens empowered to succeed through their own efforts, and strict accountability for those who violate the law, with no exceptions.
Vietnam, Azerbaijan strengthen scientific cooperation
Both sides agreed to soon develop and sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) focusing on expert exchanges, joint research programmes, co-organising international conferences, and publishing scientific works in areas of mutual interest. These initiatives aim to enhance academic interaction, share knowledge and research experience, and open new prospects for future collaboration.
Impressive numbers at Autumn Fair 2025
The 1st Autumn Fair 2025, held from October 25 to November 4 at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre in Dong Anh, Hanoi, concluded with impressive results. The event attracted 2,500 domestic and international enterprises and organisations, recording high visitor numbers and substantial business outcomes.
A glimpse of Northwest at Autumn Fair 2025
At the first-ever Autumn Fair 2025 in Hanoi, among more than 3,000 booths from across Vietnam, those representing the northwestern provinces brought a distinctive breath of mountain life right in the heart of the capital.
Party chief suggests further US cooperation in post-war remediation
Vietnam always considers the US one of its most important partners and seeks to further deepen extensive bilateral ties across various sectors for the benefit of their people.
Party chief receives US Secretary of War
Party General Secretary To Lam received US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth in Hanoi on November 2. The Party chief welcomed Hegseth's official visit to Vietnam, which coincides with the 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties and the 50th anniversary of the war’s end in Vietnam.
Vietnam’s 14 comprehensive strategic partners
Vietnam and the United Kingdom have issued a joint declaration on the elevation of the Vietnam-UK to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. The announcement was made on October 29 (local time) following a welcome ceremony and talks between UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Party General Secretary To Lam as part of the latter's oficial visit to the UK. With this, Vietnam now has comprehensive strategic partnerships with 14 countries.
Action plan to be built to implement new Vietnam – UK partnership
Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung pledged cooperation with British colleagues to help usher in a new development phase for bilateral ties that matches the new level of the relationship as well as the two peoples’ aspirations, for peace, stability, cooperation, and sustainable development in the regions and the world.
Vietnam stresses mutual trust for building prosperous future for all in Asia-Pacific
President Luong Cuong pointed out a fast-changing world driven by breakthrough sci-tech advances coupled with strong cultural, social, and environmental changes, which requires APEC economies to make proactive response and enhance cooperation to seize opportunities and surmount challenges.
Vietnam stresses mutual trust for building prosperous future for all in Asia-Pacific
State President Luong Cuong proposed some major cooperation directions for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) while addressing the second plenary session of the 32nd APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Gyeongju city, the Republic of Korea, on November 1 morning.
Sun PhuQuoc Airways officially takes off with its first flights to Phu Quoc
The successful launch of Sun PhuQuoc Airways’ inaugural flights marks not only the debut of a new airline brand in Vietnam’s aviation landscape but also the arrival of a new, affordable travel option that makes Phu Quoc more accessible to travellers of all ages.
Vietnam engages proactively, positively and responsibly in APEC
State President Luong Cuong is leading a high-level delegation to the Republic of Korea from October 29 to November 1 to attend the 32nd APEC Economic Leaders’ Week and hold bilateral meetings. The visit underscores Vietnam’s active and responsible participation in APEC since joining the forum in 1998, as part of its policy of openness, diversification and multilateralisation of external relations and active international integration.
Vietnam, US sign agreement to strengthen cooperation on war legacy remediation
Vietnam and the US signed a memorandum of understanding on enhancing cooperation in addressing the legacies of war in Hanoi on October 31.
Vietnam shines as Asia’s growth bright spot amid global economic volatility
With GDP growth surpassing 8% in the third quarter and optimistic projections from HSBC (7.9%) and Standard Chartered (7.5%), the full-year target of 8.5%, previously deemed “ambitious”, now appears increasingly achievable.
